COWBOYS AND INDIANS

11.05.12

No Doubt Pulls Offensive Video

Steven Lawton

Not so hot. Following a swift, loud uproar over its Native American-themed stereotypes, No Doubt pulled the music video for its new song, "Looking Hot," and issued an official apology on its website. In the clip, the rockers dress in cowboy and Indian costumes, and in one sequence lead singer Gwen Stefani appears as Pocahontas and writhes while shackled against a wall, asking, "Do you think I'm looking hot?" After critics called the video racist and offensive, the group said on its website, "Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt, or trivialize Native American people, their culture, or their history.